I don't want to get my hopes back up but... could be interesting. He answered no to every question but specifically didn't respond to Banjo Kazooie 3. I bet MS has their eyes open after the success of YL and Rare Replay. Could be?

I presumed it meant something along the lines of 'No Disclosure Agreement'. I guessed by the context. Basically he can't tell anyone about the project.

Despite what I said about the goldmine, I also have my doubts about a new Banjo platformer, to be honest. I actually find myself liking Yooka-Laylee more; Banjo's abilities are admitedly quite sluggish nowadays, just as parodied in Nuts & Bolts. Even with talon trot, Yooka and Laylee just seem so much more fluid to me -- not to mention fresh and exciting.

However, Banjo was a huge part of my childhood, so I will stand by that Rare need to make Banjo 3. Preferably following on from Tooie story-wise... and hopefully re-exploring old levels back in the lair/Isle O' Hags, as well as brand new areas connected to them.

I actually think the most sensible thing to do would be a rehaul of the whole series to introduce it to kids. Maybe a HD remake of Banjo-Kazooie with significant additions and changes to make it fresh, but extremely nostalgic. Hmm...

On one hand, I'd really like to have a hypothetical Banjo-Threeie to close off the Banjo series with a bang. But on the other hand - with only a few people left who had any involvement with making BK and BT at Rare Ltd, the odds are against it from reaching the same quality standard as the original two Banjo games are. Because it is usually the case that when a new team works on an IP they have never worked on before, it pales in comparison to its predecessor like The Darkness 2 or Fear 3 is. I think it's better for Rare Ltd to remake BK and BT from the ground up, with minimal adjustments here and there like they did with Conker: Live & Reloaded, before they take a shot at "Banjo-Threeie". In order to see how well a 3D platformer exclusively for the Xbox One would fare.

Taylor wrote:I presumed it meant something along the lines of 'No Disclosure Agreement'. I guessed by the context. Basically he can't tell anyone about the project.

While that's clearly the case here, just to clarify: NDAs wildly vary in what they allow for. Specific topics may be taboo, revealing things indirectly may be allowed while screenshots and other direct methods, etc.

Xellos wrote:I think it's better for Rare Ltd to remake BK and BT from the ground up, with minimal adjustments here and there like they did with Conker: Live & Reloaded, before they take a shot at "Banjo-Threeie". In order to see how well a 3D platformer exclusively for the Xbox One would fare.

That's probably the best way to go for Rare. I can imagine that if they get the hang for it by remaking the first two games, they might be able to pull off a worthy Banjo-Threeie. And it HAS to be named that way. They could also have some contributors from Playtonic (and Grant Kirkhope), if they want to.

Speaking of which, I asked Grant on Twitter whether his secret project is indeed a game (it obviously is) and if it might be revealed at E3. Grant said no, but doesn't rule out future E3s as a occasion! E3 does show off many game projects from smaller to AAA, but it at least sounds like this is a bigger one. Let's wait and see!

I imagine if it is Banjo (and trust me that's a major, major 'if'), then by the sound of it Microsoft initally only wanted him to do a few tracks, then it shifted to him becoming the main composer on the project; that'd be the most likely explanation for him thinking it would be 'a kind of medium-sized project' at the start.

And the biggest argument against this being Banjo, is that when this interview first released, someone had apparently messaged him on Facebook and directly asked him if that was the case, to which he flat out said 'no'. But now that he's being the biggest tease you could be in a situation like this, I'm not so sure.